toxygen/docs/install.md

How to install Toxygen

From source code (recommended for developers)

Windows

1. Download and install latest Python 2.7
2. Install PySide (PyQt4 support will be added later)
3. Download toxygen
4. Unpack archive
5. Download latest libtox.dll build, download latest libsodium.a build, put it into \src\libs\
6. Run \src\main.py

Linux

1. Install PySide (PyQt4 support will be added later)
2. Download toxygen
3. Unpack archive
4. Install toxcore in your system
5. Run app: python main.py

Use precompiled binary:

Check our releases page

Compile Toxygen

You can compile Toxygen using PyInstaller:

On Linux:

pyinstaller --windowed src/main.py

On Windows:

pyinstaller --windowed --icon images/icon.ico main.py

Don't forget to copy /images/, /sounds/, /translations/, /styles/, to /dist/main/